Efficient Jaguars cruise past Redskins

Aug 28, 2008 - 10:04 PM
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LANDOVER, Maryland (Ticker) -- No matter who was under center for the Jacksonville Jaguars on Thursday night, they were able to move the ball. For the Washington Redskins, the story was the exact opposite.

All three Jacksonville quarterbacks tossed touchdown passes as the Jaguars closed out the preseason with a 24-3 victory over the Redskins.

The Jaguars scored on three of their first five possessions and had another efficient offensive showing. However, the Redskins' offensive troubles continued. For the third game in a row, their first-team offense failed to reach the end zone.

The Redskins got off to a hot start in August with impressive showings in their first two games. But by the time the fifth game of their preseason schedule rolled around on Thursday, the starters were still trying to work out the kinks.

On the heels of a 47-3 blowout to the Carolina Panthers on August 23, in which the first team failed to score and turned the ball over twice, quarterback Jason Campbell was back in the starting lineup, but things didn't get much better.

Campbell lasted two drives, going 1-for-4 with an interception as the Redskins fell behind early and never caught up.

After linebacker Mike Peterson intercepted Campbell on the Redskins' 21, David Garrard and the Jaguars took advantage six plays later. Garrard found Reggie Williams for a 3-yard touchdown pass to open up the scoring.

Over the last three games, the Redskins' first-team offense has managed just one field goal. It wasn't just the starters, either. The team as a whole managed just 176 yards of total offense and went 1-for-10 on third down Thursday.

Garrard, Cleo Lemon and Todd Bouman combined to complete 21-of-31 passes for 260 yards and four touchdowns.




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    JACKSONVILLE: 24
    WASHINGTON: 3
    Final
    Aug 28 9:52 PM
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    NFL
    JACKSONVILLE 24
    WASHINGTON 3 12:04 LEFT, 4TH QTR
    WAS BALL ON WAS 17 YD LINE
    1ST AND 10
    Aug 28 9:33 PM
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    Jaguars 17, Redskins 3   4th Quarter - 14:40
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    Added 10 roots
    Aug 28 9:19 PM
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    JACKSONVILLE: 17
    WASHINGTON: 3
    End of 3rd
    Aug 28 9:10 PM
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    JACKSONVILLE: 17
    WASHINGTON: 3
    Halftime
    Aug 28 8:19 PM
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    FG JAC
    JOSH SCOBEE 30 YD
    JACKSONVILLE 17
    WASHINGTON 3 1:07 LEFT, 2ND QTR
    Aug 28 8:17 PM
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    FG WAS
    SHAUN SUISHAM 46 YD
    JACKSONVILLE 14
    WASHINGTON 3 6:33 LEFT, 2ND QTR
    Aug 28 8:01 PM
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    TD JAC
    GREG ESTANDIA 4 YD PASS FROM CLEO LEMON
    (JOSH SCOBEE KICK)
    JACKSONVILLE 14
    WASHINGTON 0 11:18 LEFT, 2ND QTR
    Aug 28 7:53 PM
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    JACKSONVILLE: 7
    WASHINGTON: 0
    End of 1st
    Aug 28 7:42 PM
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    TD JAC
    REGGIE WILLIAMS 3 YD PASS FROM DAVID GARRARD
    (JOSH SCOBEE KICK)
    JACKSONVILLE 7
    WASHINGTON 0 7:33 LEFT, 1ST QTR
    Aug 28 7:22 PM